My Life As a Male Anorexic

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Summary: Straight Facts, Few Answers
Review: I am writing this review on oct 9 1998 exactly one year since Michael Krasnow died of anorexia nervosa. This book was excellent because it took all of the "glamour" out of eating disorders. So many people think that it is a "cool" disease. This book adequately shows what hell an eating disorder is and just how very difficult it is to beat an eating disorder. This book is also excellent because it is one of the few books deling with males and eating disorders.I would recommend this book to everyone.

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Summary: A Male's Struggle with Anorexia
Review: I stumbled across this book while looking for sources for my honors thesis in psychology. I was happy to find it because I thought it would give a unique perspective to a male's struggle with an eating disorder. However, upon reading it, I was disappointed to discover that it did no such thing. Krasnow's book is a very skimpy account void of emotion, making no effort to understand his mental state or illness. The book mainly focuses on his hospital visits and spends a good portion bad-mouthing the doctors and eating disorder specialists involved in his case. In addition, he talks about the times he runs away with little explanation for his actions. The book appears to be simply short diary entries with a stack of hospital discharge reports thrown in for effect.

While Krasnow's book tells a sad tale, I wish it had been more informative and in-depth. Krasnow, I believe, could have put more effort into his book by providing more details of his life, mental state, emotions, and knowledge of anorexia. For those looking for answers to their questions concerning male anorexia, they will have to look elsewhere. Krasnow's book simply doesn't provide what is needed.

Rating:
Summary: A Male's Struggle with Anorexia
Review: I stumbled across this book while looking for sources for my honors thesis in psychology. I was happy to find it because I thought it would give a unique perspective to a male's struggle with an eating disorder. However, upon reading it, I was disappointed to discover that it did no such thing. Krasnow's book is a very skimpy account void of emotion, making no effort to understand his mental state or illness. The book mainly focuses on his hospital visits and spends a good portion bad-mouthing the doctors and eating disorder specialists involved in his case. In addition, he talks about the times he runs away with little explanation for his actions. The book appears to be simply short diary entries with a stack of hospital discharge reports thrown in for effect.

While Krasnow's book tells a sad tale, I wish it had been more informative and in-depth. Krasnow, I believe, could have put more effort into his book by providing more details of his life, mental state, emotions, and knowledge of anorexia. For those looking for answers to their questions concerning male anorexia, they will have to look elsewhere. Krasnow's book simply doesn't provide what is needed.

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Summary: My Life as a Male Anorexic
Review: This book is interesting and I think that it Krasnow provides a very unique perspective. The writing is extremely constricted and factual, but that in itself is an incredible glimpse into the mindset that anorexia can create (and that can cause someone to become anorexic). I'd definitely recommend this book to someone interested in the topic. The negatives: it's a very short read and it's quite depressing. Although I don't think it's very insightful, it does make a unique contribution to the literature because it deals with anorexia in men.

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Summary: My Life as a Male Anorexic
Review: This book is interesting and I think that it Krasnow provides a very unique perspective. The writing is extremely constricted and factual, but that in itself is an incredible glimpse into the mindset that anorexia can create (and that can cause someone to become anorexic). I'd definitely recommend this book to someone interested in the topic. The negatives: it's a very short read and it's quite depressing. Although I don't think it's very insightful, it does make a unique contribution to the literature because it deals with anorexia in men.

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Summary: Lots of Complaining--Little Insight
Review: This book, although a rare example of a man with an eating disorder, is very disappointing. I was hoping for some unique perspective on eating disorders, but instead found little more than a daily food log. Admittedly, Michael's is a sad tale, but it offers no explanations, theories, hope, or guidance. It is a list of his complaints and discomforts and in the end, I had a hard time sympathizing. He made no attempts to truly get better or understand his illness and that is reflected in the one-dimensional book. I would not recommend this book to anyone trying to understand the disorder, nor is it interesting reading. It is monotonous and depressing.

Rating:
Summary: Lots of Complaining--Little Insight
Review: This book, although a rare example of a man with an eating disorder, is very disappointing. I was hoping for some unique perspective on eating disorders, but instead found little more than a daily food log. Admittedly, Michael's is a sad tale, but it offers no explanations, theories, hope, or guidance. It is a list of his complaints and discomforts and in the end, I had a hard time sympathizing. He made no attempts to truly get better or understand his illness and that is reflected in the one-dimensional book. I would not recommend this book to anyone trying to understand the disorder, nor is it interesting reading. It is monotonous and depressing.